Welcome to Wicked Rae's.
Wicked Rae’s is a small, black‑lit, sensory‑rich art studio in Seattle where people come to feel human again. Not perfect. Not polished. Just fully, joyfully themselves.
We’re a mother‑daughter‑founded, owned, and operated space built on one belief:
Play is medicine. Movement is art. Joy is a thing you practice.
Here, art isn’t quiet or precious.
It’s loud. Messy. Barefoot. Full‑body.
A place where you paint with your whole self - hands, elbows, feet, instincts - and where your imagination gets to run without being corrected.
Every session is private, appointment‑only, and custom‑built for you.
You get the entire studio to yourself:
the black lights, the neon, the warmth, the music, the textures, the freedom.
People leave here lighter.
More grounded.
More themselves.
They laugh in ways they haven’t in years.
They remember what it feels like to play.
Wicked Rae’s isn’t just an art studio.
It’s a place to reconnect with your body, your creativity, and your joy. A place to make something real - even if that “something” is simply a moment you didn’t know you needed.
Welcome to Wicked Rae’s.
Where you don’t just make art - you feel it.
Bones Fish
Co‑Founder • CMO • Best Friend Forever
Bones‑Fish is the studio dog, emotional support creature, and the soft heartbeat of Wicked Rae’s.
He met Oakley when she was small and needed something steady - and he’s been her shadow ever since.
He has:
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Traveled the country
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Survived blizzards
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Camped under redwoods
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Endured questionable dress-up sessions
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Claimed Oakley's bed as his own
He supervises every workshop, greets every human like they’re already part of the pack, and reminds us daily that presence heals and play matters.
Bones is the soul of Wicked Rae’s - the living proof that joy is a practice and connection is a gift.
Oakley Rae
Co‑Founder • Creative Direct • Artist
Oakley is the creative heartbeat of Wicked Rae’s - a lifelong maker who grew up building worlds out of cardboard, clay, wire, and whatever she could get her hands on.
She’s the designer behind:
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Our handmade hats
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Our miniatures and props
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Youth Experiences
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The whimsical, eerie, playful textures that make the studio feel alive
Oakley creates from instinct, curiosity, and fearlessness.
She reminds people how to follow their imagination instead of the rules - and how to make something that feels like them.
She believes everything deserves a second life. And she builds spaces where people feel seen, heard, and free to explore.
Jules McVey
Co‑Founder • Chief Visionary Officer • Artist
Jules is the architect behind Wicked Rae’s - a creator who spent years making art for the History Channel, Discovery Channel, and MPH Entertainment before moving into neurology, sleep medicine, firefighting, and organizational psychology.
After two decades studying stress, the nervous system, and human behavior, she built Wicked Rae’s as a full‑body, sensory‑rich environment where people can drop their guard and reconnect with themselves.
Every part of the studio - the black lights, the warmth, the movement, the freedom - is intentionally designed from her research and lived experience to help people feel lighter, braver, and more alive.
Jules believes artists have one job: Use whatever skills you have to make something that says, “I was here. This mattered.”
Wicked Rae’s is where she helps people remember who they were before the world made them serious.
Our mission.
Our mission is to help a million humans laugh.
That's the count we're going for.
We create eco‑friendly paint, use recycled materials whenever possible, and build community through art, play, and connection.
We love the odd ducks.
We love the curious ones.
We love the people who don’t fit the mold.
This place was built for you.